# Alphaville (1965)

> A hard-boiled outsider battles a logic-obsessed technocracy where love and poetry have become crimes.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3950

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Director: Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Valérie Boisgel, Jean-Louis Comolli, Michel Delahaye, Christa Lang, Jean-Pierre Léaud
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058898/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, eerie, surreal, late night cinephile viewing, french new wave marathon

## Synopsis

A dystopian future where love is outlawed and self-expression is a crime.

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